Approximate location of murder on Pitts Avenue in Paramount on Saturday night.

A man has been shot and killed in Paramount on Saturday night in an incident that is being investigated by Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Homicide detectives.

The shooting took place at the 15700 block of Pitts Avenue.

The victim was transported to an area hospital where he was pronounced dead.

There is no further information available at this time.

Anyone with information about this incident is encouraged to contact the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department’s Homicide Bureau at (323) 890-5500. If you prefer to provide information anonymously, you may call “Crime Stoppers” by dialing (800) 222-TIPS (8477), or texting the letters TIPLA plus your tip to CRIMES (274637), or by using the websitelacrimestoppers.org.